Non-vibrating barber&#39;s razor blade holder



G. GUARINO Aug. 14, 1956 NON-VIBRATING BARBER'S RAZOR BLADE HOLDER FiledFeb. 6, 1952 GASPER GUARINO INVENTOR ATTORNEY FEGEQ United States PatentNON-VIBRATING BARBERS RAZOR BLADE HOLDER Gasper Guarino, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application February 6, 1952, Serial No. 270,153

1 Claim. (Cl. 30-331) This invention relates to razors used by barbersand an object of this invention is to provide a razor blade holder madeof sheet metal and in which the razor blade is interchangeable andreversible, the holder being constructed in a manner to cause the bladeto be clamped close to the cutting edge to prevent vibrations of theblade during shaving.

Another object of this invention is to provide a razor blade holderhaving spring arms providing a longitudinally extending openingtherebetween for frictionally retaining the razor blade therein.

Another object of this invention is to provide a razor blade holderhaving spring arms, one having laterally extending tongues and the otherhaving openings to receive the tongues, the tongues serving forsupporting the razor blade while being removed from the holder, andwhereby the razor may when inserted therein be held firmly ininterengaged position.

Another object of this invention is to provide a razor blade holder forelongated blades of ribbon-like thickness and having an edge guard orcover pivotally mounted on the handle pivot and freely movable intointerlocked engagement with the free end portion of the holder to coverone of the cutting edges of the razor blade when a double edge blade isused.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention will behereinafter more particularly described, and the combination andarrangement of parts will be shown in the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claim which forms part of this specification.

Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein like numerals ofreference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, inwhich:

Figure l is a view of the razor blade holder and shaving blade, theholder being broken away to show a blade with cutting edge held at bothends.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22 in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the razor blade holder.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a pivotally mounted cover for the razorblade holder.

Figure 5 is an end view of the cover shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of one of the arms forming the razor bladeholder.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 7-7 in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a side elevation of the other arm forming the razor bladeholder.

Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 9-9 in Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a front view of a blade used with this invention.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 indicatesa razor blade holder for use by barbers and adapted to receive andpositively grip an elongated razor blade 11 of ribbon-like thicknesswith a double line clamping effect on the blade while leaving an edgeportion of the blade exposed for effective working condi- 2,758,373Patented Aug. 14, 1956 tions, the double line clamping of the blade alsoserving to prevent vibrations of the blade.

The razor blade holder 10 comprises a razor blade mount or elongatedbody 12 having two parallel flexible arms 13, 13', which are secured inspaced-apart relation to provide a narrow slot 14 therebetween of a sizefor frictionally mounting the razor blade 11 therein. The blade 11 has anotch or opening 15 at each end, the notches having right-angular innerfaces. A flat plate 16 is secured between the arms 13 by rivets 17passing through clearance apertures 17 in the arms 13, 13. The arms 13,13' are bent at 18 to form the narrow blade engaging slot 14.

The razor blade holder 10 also comprises a hollow cover 19 having oneend pivoted on a pin 20 in the rear portion of the elongated body 12.The cover 19 is of substantially inverted U-zshaped cross-section havinginclined side walls 21, 21. The pin 20 passes through a clearanceaperture 22 in the cover 19 and through clearance apertures 22 in thearms 13 and 13.

It is to be noted that at the free end of the cover 19 is a closureplate 23 which is suitably fixed to the cover, such as by soldering, soas to close the end opening to the cover.

I have found in practice that it is necessary to clamp the razor bladeas close as possible to its cutting edge in order to prevent vibrationsor chatter of the blade during shaving. For this purpose I made the twoclamping arms 13, 13', with longitudinal side ribs 25, 25', the ribsterminating at the bottom edges of the arms. As best shown in Figure 2,it will be seen that the razor blade 11 is clamped at a considerablepart of its upper portion by the upper portions of the arms 13, 13', butthat at its lower edge portion, the razor is clamped only along thelinear bottom edges 24, 24 on the respective arms 13, 13.

The clamping edges 24, 24 secure the razor blade from opposite sides, sothat there is no tendency for the razor blade to vibrate during shaving.The blade holder herewith disclosed makes it possible to expose a muchgreater portion of the blade at the cutting edge than has been possibleheretofore and without any vibrations.

It will be noted that I have provided removed upper portions 26, 26 ofthe arms 13, 13' at their free ends. These removed portions facilitategrasping of the razor blade when inserting or removing the blade fromthe razor blade holder.

The removed top edge portions thus make it possible to manually grip thesides of the razor blade without contacting the cutting edge of theblade which would tend to cut the fingers of the user and even spoil thehoned cutting edge of the blade.

As best shown in Figure 6, it will be seen that the ribs 25, 25 are oflesser length than the length of the lower portion of each arm. Thisarrangement makes it possible to clamp the razor blade at its oppositefaces by flat portions 27, 27' of the said arms and also along the twolinear bottom edges 24, 24 formed by the ribs 25, 25. This arrangementof clamping, I have found in practice to hold the razor blade 11 withsuch a positive grip that the chance of vibration of the razor bladeeliminated.

As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the flexible arm 13' has two openings 28,28. It Will also be seen in Figures 8 and 9 that the arm 13 has twotongues 29, 29 extending laterally therefrom. The tongues 29 are of asize to fit the notches or openings 15 in the blade 11 (Fig. 1). Thetongues 29, 29 serve for supporting the razor blade 11 whereby the razorblade may be held firmly in interengaged position with the arms 13, 13'.

It is to be noted that the structure herein disclosed is primarily forthe use of barbers. Its use eliminates the necessity for honing andgrinding the razor blades as it is intended that renewal blades will besold at such a low price that the used blades will be disposed of. Thedevice however, permits stropping of the razor blades as required forlonger use.

The removed angular portions 26, 26' expose an end portion of the blade11, and this exposed end portion is grasped by two fingers of the userfor mounting or removing the blade and while the blade is between thearms 13, 13'.

As shown in assembled relation in Figure 1, it will be seen that thetongues 29 are at the ends of the blade 11-.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described and illustratedthe preferred embodiment of my invention, but it will be understood thatvarious changes and modifications can be made therein without departingfrom the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

A razor blade holder, comprising a body having two parallel flexiblearms secured at one end in slightly spacedapart relation and beingbendable toward or away from each other at the opposite free end, arazor blade having notches at opposite ends, one of said arms havingtongues spaced to enter said notches in said razor blade and preventmotion of said blade relative to said arm, the other of said arms havingopenings in alignment with said tongues providing visibility, each ofsaid arms having a longitudinal, outwardly extending rib close to andadjacent the bottom edge of the arm and a removed portion at the freeend thereof, permitting grasping said blade while mounted between saidarms, and a hollow cover pivotally mounted on said blade holder, saidcover being of a depth to engage the ribs to bring its interior surfaceout of Contact with the non-operating edge of said razor blade, thelower edges of said arms contacting said blade along two bottom lines tosecurely clamp said blade against vibration.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS917,043 Gage 'Apr. 6, 1909 1,120,350 Welsh et al Dec. 8, 1914 1,669,711Kanter May 15, 1928 2,086,234 Neidhart July 6, 1937 2,464,408 Lightbu'rnMar. 15, 1949 2,601,388 Guarino June 24, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 730,219France May 9, 1932

